Yuuingan Dhilla Yari (friends, basket, talk in Yuggera language)

Don’t know the Gungarri word for hello? Or maybe the Birri Gubba word for friend? Perhaps we all will by 2032. To celebrate the diversity, achievements and future directions of Queensland's Indigenous languages, State Library presents Yuuingan Dhilla Yari (Yuggera for friends, basket, talk) on Monday 21 March 2022.

This event explores the possibilities and future for Queensland’s Indigenous languages and aims to highlight the importance of Indigenous languages to social cohesion and inclusion, cultural rights, health and justice for Indigenous language speakers across the world.

This free one-day symposium invites you into a conversation with leaders from Queensland’s Indigenous languages sector and community. Come along and share stories of impact with speakers and panelists, participate in workshops with language partners and test-drive your ideas about the future of Queensland’s Indigenous languages.

Join MC Cameron Costello, Deputy Chair, Queensland Tourism Industry Council, keynote speakers, author and academic Professor Jakelin Troy, and musician and Professor of Linguistics Professor Clint Bracknell, for insightful and interactive discussions about reviving, using and making Indigenous languages thrive

ATTENDANCE OPTIONS

Full day: 8.30am to 5pm

A full day with morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided. Experience the full-day program with two keynote presentations, panel session, Q&A, optional exhibition tours and concurrent afternoon workshops. The full day option is ideal for community language workers and individuals interested in reviving, promoting and maintaining language in their communities, and organisations wishing to incorporate language into their workplace or work.

Morning only: 8.30am to 12.45pm

Do you have an interest in the future of Queensland Indigenous languages but are limited on time? Attend the morning keynotes, panel discussion, Q&A, and enjoy networking and morning tea on the Queensland Terrace.

Virtual ticket: 9.30am to 12.45pm

Can’t make it to Brisbane or limited on time? Watch the morning keynotes, panel discussion and Q&A from your home or office, on your own or with your team and colleagues.

AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS

For those attending the full day, the afternoon includes four x 30 min workshops. The workshops will run concurrently and rotate through each group so all attendees will attend all four workshop.

The workshops include:

• From researching language to speaking language. How to move from revive to thrive. Led by University of Queensland and State Library

• Utilising collections in a digital world: archives and collection. How to get the most from archival resources . Led by Queensland State Archives and State Library

• Role of public libraries and Indigenous Knowledge Centres (IKCs). What is the role of public libraries and IKCs in language maintenance and revival activities in the local community? Led by State Library

• Leveraging Language. How to use strategies, funding and partnering opportunities to think ‘outside the box’ and grow awareness of language in your local area and beyond.

FULL SCHEDULE

8.30am Registration and Indigenous languages expo

9.30am Welcome to Country and two keynote presenters

11.00am Morning Tea on Queensland Terrace

11.25am Panel Discussion with leaders in the sector (Event concludes for morning only and virtual ticket holders)

12.45pm Lunch and exhibition tours (register here - limited to 25 tickets each tour)

1.30pm Concurrent workshops

4.00pm Immersive cooking demo and Afternoon tea

5.00pm Event concludes

ACCESSIBILITY

If you require wheelchair seating area allocation please call 3842 9827 or email [email protected] Auslan interpretation has been planned for this event.

COVID & VACCINATION REGULATIONS

In line with the Queensland Government’s COVID-19 restrictions, from 17 December 2021 unvaccinated people aged 16 years and over will be unable to enter Queensland Government-owned libraries. This requirement applies to State Library of Queensland’s South Bank premises (including The Edge, the Library Shop, The Library Café and The Brink), and to all people, including staff and contractors. A person is considered to be unvaccinated unless they have had two doses of an approved COVID-19 vaccine.

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